About Mariana
Mariana Scutaru helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family struggles, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She supports people dealing with parenting strain, career transitions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and identity concerns related to LGBT matters. Mariana speaks English, Spanish, and Romanian and practices in Pennsylvania as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
She uses clear, person-focused work to help people name what feels hard and find ways to change it.
How Mariana works
Sessions often start by looking at emotions and patterns that keep problems repeating. From there she offers practical coping tools and ways to try different behaviors between sessions. Mariana draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shaped current reactions.
She pairs that with client-centered listening so people feel heard while they sort things out. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Across nine years of clinical work, she has worked in community and university settings with a range of concerns like sexual abuse, communication problems, divorce and blended family issues.
That background informs how she blends emotional work with problem-focused strategies. People who meet with her can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to discuss painful experiences and a practical focus on skills for daily life. She helps people process hard emotions, strengthen relationships, and build routines that support long-term change.
Mariana lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Mariana works with
The areas below are the ones Mariana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English, Spanish, Romanian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and reactions today. Through gentle emotional exploration, this approach helps people understand patterns that affect intimacy, trust, and caregiving roles. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and acceptance so people can speak freely and find their own path forward; it supports anyone needing a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and small experiments to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That often means combining approaches - exploring emotions while also practicing concrete skills - and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter updates, quick coping ideas, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while keeping the focus on meaningful emotional and behavioral change with licensed professionals.
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